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Aaron Makaruk: /* Recruit Advisers and Build Relationships */

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Recruit Advisers and Build Relationships

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	I will seek out leaders in the field of philanthropy and build relationships with them to further the mission of our organization.		I will seek out leaders in the field of philanthropy and build relationships with them to further the mission of our organization.

	===~~Other Resources~~===		===Professional Networks===

	'''Fundraisers Anxiety Busters (FAB)'''		'''Fundraisers Anxiety Busters (FAB)'''

Aaron Makaruk: /* Tactics */

2013-01-16T22:16:36Z

Tactics

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	I will keep an eye out for networks that grant us access to computer donations and other office equipment.		I will keep an eye out for networks that grant us access to computer donations and other office equipment.

	===Example - iReuse==		===Example - iReuse===

	iReuse is a new service in the Bay Area helping nonprofits, schools, and other organizations get the stuff they need. All you need to do is create your wish list on iReuse's web site by going to http://www.ireuse.com/nonprofit.aspx and get automatically matched up with local businesses and residents who are donating items which meet your needs.		iReuse is a new service in the Bay Area helping nonprofits, schools, and other organizations get the stuff they need. All you need to do is create your wish list on iReuse's web site by going to http://www.ireuse.com/nonprofit.aspx and get automatically matched up with local businesses and residents who are donating items which meet your needs.

Aaron Makaruk: /* Tactics */

2013-01-16T22:16:14Z

Tactics

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	===Solicit Public Review of Our Grant Proposals===		===Solicit Public Review of Our Grant Proposals===
	The [[Grant_Proposal_Modules\|Modular Grant Writing System]] allows for the public to review our language for each area of common grant applications and letters of inquiry templates.		The [[Grant_Proposal_Modules\|Modular Grant Writing System]] allows for the public to review our language for each area of common grant applications and letters of inquiry templates.

			==Other Resources==

			I will keep an eye out for networks that grant us access to computer donations and other office equipment.

			===Example - iReuse==

			iReuse is a new service in the Bay Area helping nonprofits, schools, and other organizations get the stuff they need. All you need to do is create your wish list on iReuse's web site by going to http://www.ireuse.com/nonprofit.aspx and get automatically matched up with local businesses and residents who are donating items which meet your needs.

	=Requirements for Success=		=Requirements for Success=

Aaron Makaruk: /* Recruit Advisers and Build Relationships */

2013-01-16T22:12:54Z

Recruit Advisers and Build Relationships

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	===Meet With Advisers and Catalog Their Knowledge===		===Meet With Advisers and Catalog Their Knowledge===
	I will seek out leaders in the field of philanthropy and build relationships with them to further the mission of our organization.		I will seek out leaders in the field of philanthropy and build relationships with them to further the mission of our organization.

			===Other Resources===

			'''Fundraisers Anxiety Busters (FAB)'''

			Email: fab@dersf.org

			Fundraisers Anxiety Busters (FAB) is a forum for intermediate and seasoned fundraisers, and nonprofit staff and volunteers with development responsibilities (3 or more years experience), to share fundraising strategies and tactics, meet challenges, and solve problems. Co-sponsored by Development Executives Roundtable and the Foundation Center, FAB meets quarterly at the Foundation Center–San Francisco and is free to all. Guests with expertise in each session's topic will address issues identified by the group.

	==Tell a Compelling Story==		==Tell a Compelling Story==

Aaron Makaruk at 05:28, 16 January 2013

2013-01-16T05:28:03Z

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	\| [[Grant Proposal Modules]]		\| [[Grant Proposal Modules]]
	\| Catalog of common grant questions and our boilerplate answers with ~~advisor~~ commentary and public review.		\| Catalog of common grant questions and our boilerplate answers with adviser commentary and public review.
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	Grant applications and letter of inquiry templates use a small set of common questions. In response, most grant writers use a 'boilerplate', a versatile outline of answers to these common questions, as a starting point. We are essentially adopting this practice, but our [[Grant_Proposal_Modules\|Modular Grant Writing System]] allows for collaborative review and ''workshopping'' of the language through the use of [https://www.google.com/intl/en/drive/start/index.html Google Docs].		Grant applications and letter of inquiry templates use a small set of common questions. In response, most grant writers use a 'boilerplate', a versatile outline of answers to these common questions, as a starting point. We are essentially adopting this practice, but our [[Grant_Proposal_Modules\|Modular Grant Writing System]] allows for collaborative review and ''workshopping'' of the language through the use of [https://www.google.com/intl/en/drive/start/index.html Google Docs].

	===Development ~~Advisors~~===		===Development Advisers===

	We will develop a network of ~~advisors~~ who work in the field of nonprofit development and who support our mission to act as ~~advisors~~ guiding our grants campaign.		We will develop a network of advisers who work in the field of nonprofit development and who support our mission to act as advisers guiding our grants campaign.

	==Build Long-Term Relationships With Current Foundation Partners==		==Build Long-Term Relationships With Current Foundation Partners==
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	==Government Grants==		==Government Grants==

	Government funding happens in stages, where small pilots that can prove their outcomes warrant larger investments in the future. This pool of funding grants us access to new networks of ~~advisors~~ and technical assistance. We will strive to receive our first government grant this year.		Government funding happens in stages, where small pilots that can prove their outcomes warrant larger investments in the future. This pool of funding grants us access to new networks of advisers and technical assistance. We will strive to receive our first government grant this year.

	==Microfunding Platform==		==Microfunding Platform==
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	*Meet with our current foundation partners to request meetings with other foundations or private individual contributors.		*Meet with our current foundation partners to request meetings with other foundations or private individual contributors.
	*Ask the in-house team and people working closely with Open Source Ecology for ideas and leads to research.		*Ask the in-house team and people working closely with Open Source Ecology for ideas and leads to research.
	*Train the in-house team and ~~advisors~~ on how to easily make recommendations in the future (email addresses or online forms).		*Train the in-house team and advisers on how to easily make recommendations in the future (email addresses or online forms).

	==Recruit ~~Advisors~~ and Build Relationships==		==Recruit Advisers and Build Relationships==

	===Identify Organizations With Similar Missions and Organizational Structures===		===Identify Organizations With Similar Missions and Organizational Structures===
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	I will track the things that I learn and the things that I need to learn more about in order to always improve how I do my work and achieve new levels of success. Tracking my questions will help me focus my time with mentors that I build relationships with.		I will track the things that I learn and the things that I need to learn more about in order to always improve how I do my work and achieve new levels of success. Tracking my questions will help me focus my time with mentors that I build relationships with.

	===Meet With ~~Advisors~~ and Catalog Their Knowledge===		===Meet With Advisers and Catalog Their Knowledge===
	I will seek out leaders in the field of philanthropy and build relationships with them to further the mission of our organization.		I will seek out leaders in the field of philanthropy and build relationships with them to further the mission of our organization.

Aaron Makaruk: /* Strategies for 2013 */

2013-01-16T05:22:35Z

Strategies for 2013

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	Government funding happens in stages, where small pilots that can prove their outcomes warrant larger investments in the future. This pool of funding grants us access to new networks of advisors and technical assistance. We will strive to receive our first government grant this year.		Government funding happens in stages, where small pilots that can prove their outcomes warrant larger investments in the future. This pool of funding grants us access to new networks of advisors and technical assistance. We will strive to receive our first government grant this year.

			==Microfunding Platform==

			In 2012, I worked as project manager for the development of the microfunding campaign, which should expand our monthly individual contributions significantly once its up and running at the end of January, 2013. Direct appeals like this are part of industry standards, and I expect to develop this as a steadily rising source of income for the organization in partnership with the manager of our social media outlets.

	=Tactics=		=Tactics=

Aaron Makaruk: /* Grant Target */

2013-01-16T05:19:57Z

Grant Target

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	===Grant Target===		===Grant Target===

	A higher goal of raising $500,000 by December 31, 2013 is a realistic possibility.		A higher goal of raising $300,000 to $500,000 by December 31, 2013 is a realistic possibility.

	==Sources of Funding==		==Sources of Funding==

Aaron Makaruk: /* Recruit Advisors and Build Relationships */

2013-01-16T04:58:25Z

Recruit Advisors and Build Relationships

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	===Identify Organizations With Similar Missions and Organizational Structures===		===Identify Organizations With Similar Missions and Organizational Structures===
			I will research the funding sources of organizations with similar missions in order to identify opportunities for Open Source Ecology. I will also identify key staff within these operations and reach out to them in order to develop opportunities for information sharing and possible future partnerships with pilots and in other ways.

	===Identify Key Questions and Map the Development Process===		===Identify Key Questions and Map the Development Process===
			I will track the things that I learn and the things that I need to learn more about in order to always improve how I do my work and achieve new levels of success. Tracking my questions will help me focus my time with mentors that I build relationships with.

	===Meet With Advisors and Catalog Their Knowledge===		===Meet With Advisors and Catalog Their Knowledge===
			I will seek out leaders in the field of philanthropy and build relationships with them to further the mission of our organization.

	==Tell a Compelling Story==		==Tell a Compelling Story==